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experiment

[ik-sper-uh-muhnt, ek-sper-uh-ment] / ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt, ɛkˈspɛr əˌmɛnt /




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Blacktip sharks were especially well suited for the experiment because they gather predictably off Southeast Florida.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Winterich conducted an experiment with college students moving out of dorm rooms.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

In one experiment, participants heard six short alarm melodies played with either conventional electronic tones or a more musical, xylophone-like sound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

One experiment found people had warmer, more engaged interactions with robots that made social flubs, including “judgmental mistakes, wrong assumptions, expressing tiredness or boredom, or getting overexcited.”

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Jack will be home soon, too, and he can check if I’m doing the experiment the right way.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Most of the existing evidence comes from animal models and in vitro experiments.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Bats constantly surprise us. They are one of evolution's greatest experiments," said senior author Professor Sonja Vernes, University of St Andrews, and Bat1K co-founding Director.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

For the new experiments, the researchers built specialized platinum "contact lenses" designed to act as molds for the desired corneal shape.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

More-recent experiments taught participants to recognize that their initial interpretation of stress was only one possible frame; they subsequently reported fewer physical symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

It was no Project Me2, but the experiments were pretty cool.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

A memorial has been created at a school where boys were experimented on and infected with HIV and hepatitis.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The gathering is the first Republican national convention held specifically for a midterm election, although Democrats experimented with similar meetings in the 1970s and 1980s.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

At first, the researchers experimented with ways to chemically transform PVC molecules into different materials.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Furthermore, the company has experimented with a new “asset-light” option that allows customers to deploy Nebius’ AI cloud offerings within their own data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

First, I experimented to find out how steep the grade could be.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The lawsuit carries constitutional implications for other places around the U.S. experimenting with second-home taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

His Copenhagen restaurant Alchemist is experimenting with chocolate alternatives because "the chocolate market is also under pressure," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Migration analysts say people smugglers may be experimenting with new departure points to avoid a heavy police presence in Calais and Dunkirk.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

This places Praearcturus at a pivotal moment in Earth's history when animals were first experimenting with life outside the oceans.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

I like experimenting with my voice, changing my look.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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